Hat bag



@ct- 22, 1929. M. L. GRGSSMAN ET m. 32,342

Y HAT BAG Filed Aug. 19, 192? Sheets-Sheet l @L 22 M29. M. L. @mmm-MAN ET .M 732842 HAT BAG' Filed Aug. lei 1922 5 sneetswslmt 2 1- l l l i n i I l l llatented @et 22, 1929 rare MOLLE L. GROSSI/.EAN .AND JOSEPH N. LOWE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y;

HAT BAG- Applcation filed August 19, 1922. Serial No. 5133,035.

The invention relates to a hand bag intended primarily to` receive a ladys hat and also to hold such additional light weight articles a woman might desire to carry R Eyitlrher on an automobile trip or the like. the hap; is designed toY hold a hat without in any manner crushing` it, and it is provided with a handle by which the bag may be suspended m the hand or lump,` about the niiet or supported from a hook or the like in an automobile or in a` railway ear. The liti@v is also ot such character that its appeari: in no manner objectionable whether red by hand or suspended in a "lhe exterior labric ot the bag),` will preferably be a line grade ot black oilcloth or waterproof fabric and the interior oli the will preferably be lined with a colored or tigured woven iabric of attractive eh .eten 'flhe bag is in the general form ot a shallow drum, comprising a peripheral bend oi? suitable width and dislrs secured at their edges so the edges ot said band. At

the upper side of the drum-like bag, the fillreripheral band thereof, throughout nearly one halt its length, is oit special construction and composed olZ two overlapping segmental members adapted to be 'fastened together by s ao fasteners or the like, tor securing the in closed condition, or turned outwardly rom the other, tor openingthe bag` to permit the with drawal oil a hat ot other article.

Since the bags are ot flexible material and 'reapiently placed l'latwise one upon another on a store counter or the lilie for display pnrposes, we preferably insert within the bags a strip or strips of pasteboard or ibreboard extending around the inner side ot the peripheral band and conforming in ontline thereto, as means for stiilenmg the peripheral portions of the bags and preventing the ot' the bags whenon disolay or held in stoclr. We may insert the stiffening or reinforcing strips between the outer fabric and the linhig1 ot the peripheral band of the arf or insert the saine within the bags` to lie said lining', having,` used both methds ot reinforcement with success, andi in en accordance with either method the reinforcing or stili'ening strips may be removed when it is desired to have a light, sott, flexible bag 'tor use.

The invention will be. fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the bag o'l` our invention shown in partly open condition; Y

Fig. 2 is a like view ot the same shown in closed condition;

Fig. 3 is a central vertical longitudial section through the saine taken on the dotted line 3-3 ot Fig. 4.

Fig. All is a vertical transverse section through the same taken on the dotted line fl-ll ot Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section, on a larger scale, through a portion oit the bag;` taken on the dotted line 5 5 oli Fig. t, and

Fig. G is a vertical section ol a portion of the bag. corresponding; with the section at the right hand side of 3 but shown enlarged .'t'or the salie ot clearness ot illustra tion.

ln the drawings designates the peri@ pheral or band portion ot the bag` as a whole, and 11, 12 indicate the two opposite sides of the bagv which are inthe lorm ot disks and lined with a suitable l'abric 13, also in the torno oi disks. The body portion oi' the band 10 has a suitable 1fabric lining. 14.

he band 10 comprises a main body portion l5 and a top or cover-section 16, the portion 15 being oli' suitable width and deiining;` a circle, and the sectionr 1G defining substantially a semicircle and normally lying upon and covering,` substantially the upper haltet the body portion 15. rlhe cover section lli. is formed et the same character of material as the body portion 15 and has a 'i ric lining 17.

its lower ends the coveisection ll is detachably Jfastened to the outer iacelot. the body portion 15 by means of snapdasteners, the heads 18 ot which are cured to the section` 16 andthe post or stem members 19 orp which are seouredt-o` the body portion 15, and along its tree edge the cover-section 16 is which it may be seen that the back edges of the section 16 and its lining 17, the adjacent edges of the body portion 15 and its lining 14 and the adjacent edges of the side 11 and its lining 13, are folded or flanged inwardly at the corner edge of the bag and secured together by sewing 22. Between the facing in-turned edges of the cover section 16 and side llwe interpose a folded strip 23 enclosing a cord 24 as a finish to the bag, the strip 23 being held by the sewing 22. The strip 23 and sewing 22 are continued entirely around the side 11, said sewing below the lower lends of the cover-section 16 being through the inwardly folded adjacent edges of the body-portion 15 and its lining and the side 11 and its lining and also through the folded strip 23, as shown at the lowerleft hand side of Fig. 4, whereby the bag is given a corded back corner edge extending entirely around the bag.

The front side 12 is secured at its edges to the adjacent edges of the body portion 15 in a manner similar to that of securing the edges of the side 11 to the body port-ion 15, the edges of said side 12 with its lining and the adjacent edges of the body portion 15 with its lining being folded or flanged inwardly and the whole being secured together by a line of sewing 25 extending entirely around the bag. We interpose in the seam at the front peripheral edge of the bag a folded vcorded strip 26, which is secured by the sewing 25 and corresponds exactly'with the strip 23 and cord 24 shown'at the upper left hand side of Fig. 5, said corded strip 26 imparting to the front corner edge of the bag the saine finish as that at the rear corner edge thereof. The lines of sewing 22, 25 are concealed and thus -do not mar the appearance of the bag.

The fabric of the cover-section 16 at the free edge and lower ends of said section, is folded under and seamed down, as indicated at 27, thereby securing the adjacent edge of the lining 17 and imparting a durable finish to the free edge portions of said section 16. The cover-section 16 extends frontwardly over the top of the body portion 15 to about the front edge thereof, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, and down the sides of said body-portion to about the horizontal middle portion thereof, said cover-section thus defining substantially a semicircle, while the body portion 15 defines a circle, and both making up the peripheral band portion 10 of the bag.

In the back seam at the top of the bag, joining the parts 11, 15, 16 together, we interpose one end of a flat handle strip 28 and secure the same by the sewing 22, and in the corresponding front seam at the top of the bag joining the parts 15, 12 together, we inteipose a tab 29 and secure the same by the sewing 25, and on the free ends of said strip and tab we provide means for detachably securing them together so as to cieate a handle by which the bag may be carried or suspended, said securing means being of any suitable nature but preferably a snap-fastener whose head 3() is secured to the strip 28 and whose socket 31 is secured to the tab 29.

The body-portion 15 of the peripheral band 10 is, in its upper half, slit downwardly between its front and bach edges and the material at said edges is folded outwardly, with the adjacent portions of the lining 14, and seanied down, as by a line of sewing 32, thereby dividing the upper half of the body portion 15 into two substantially equal sections 33, 34, which, when free to do so, may be turned outwardl from one another, the sides 11, 12 being flexible, and thereby provide an opening through which a hat may be placed within the bag or removed therefrom. Either section 33, 34 may be turned outwardly to open the bag or said sections may both be turned outwardly in a direction from each other to open the bag, as may be found to be convenient or necessary.

The bag may be held in closed condition by securing the cover-section 16 to the body section 34 by means of the snap-fasteners 18, 19, and 20, 21 and also by fastening the handle strip 28 to the tab 29, the bag then presenting the appearance illustrated in Fig. 2.

When it is -desired to fully open the bag, the handle strip 28 will be free from the tab 29, and the cover-section 16 will, along its lower ends and front edge, be freed at the snap fasteners 18, 19 and 20, 21, and thereupon t-he cover-section 16 and body-secta' on 33 may together be folded backwardly and the body-section 34 frontwardly, to fully open the top of the bag, or the bag may be opened by turning the cover-section 16 and body-section 33 backwardly without disturbing the bodysection 34, or by turnng the body-sectioii 34 frontwardly, as shown in F ig. 1, without dis- Eirbing the cover-section 16 and body-section UL)- The construction as thus far described presents a complete, novel, convenient, commodious, durable and attractive hat-bag, but as hereinbefore mentioned we preferably apply thereto means for reinforcing or stiffening the peripheral band 1() across its width, so that when the bags are placed flatwise one upon another while on display in a store or held in stock, the bags may not collapse under the CTI o. of)

weight thus imposed upon them. vA tier ot the ags in a collapsed or Battlefied-out condition on a storie counter would not presen-t the most `desirable appearance, even `though on the other hand a purchaser might prefer a wholly soft or flexible bag. We therefore preferably apply along the inner surface of the peripheral band 10, a strip or strips of pasteboard or the like of about the same width as said band and of sulficient stillness to prevent the collapse of the bags when placed latwise on a counter or shelf. The bags may also be prevented from collapsing by stuiing them with paper, excelsior or other loose packing material, but that method is objectionable for several reasons, one being that the litter created by the packing material would not be permitted.

The band-reinforcement shown in the drawings consists of two substantially semicircular strips 40, 41 of pasteboard, libreboard or the like and of about the width of the band, the strip being extended through the cover-section 16 at the back of the lining 1T thereof, as shown on an enlarged Scale in Fig. 6, and the strip 41 being extended through the body-portion 15 below the cover-section 16 and at the back of the lining 14 thereof, as shownin Figs. 3, 4 and 6. The strips 40, 41 together define substantially a circle and by being in segmental 'orm may be concealed behind the lining of the band 10, thereby leaving the lining to be exposed to a prospective customer when the bag is opened. We torni a slit 42 (Fig. 6) in the lining 17 of the cover-section 16, at one end of said section, through which the stiliening strip 4() may be applied to and removed from said cover-section, and at the opposite side of the bag from said slit 42, We form a similar slit 43 (Fig. 3) in the lining 14 of the body-portion 15 through which the stiliening strip 41 may be applied to or removed from position behind the lining 14. The strips/10, 41 are entirely adequate for their intended pur poses and with their use the linings of the bag are not concealed. In lieu of using the two strips 40, 41 a single strip having the combined length of the two strips may be made use of, such strip being placed in the bag against the lining of the peripheral band 10 and serving the reinforcing purposes of the two strips.

We have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention but do not said band, and a handle at the top ofthe bag,

said hand comprising a Aho.ily-portion and n segmental ,coversection connected at one edge to. one of said sidesand thence extending across toward the other side,l said `body portion being open vertically below said 4coversection to permit .portions of said sides to be turned over outwardly on opening the bag,

`andfsaid cover-section and `body-.portion havtion ybeing open vertically below said coveri section to permit portions of said sides to be turned over outwardly on opening the bag, said cover-,section and body-portion having means for dotach'ably seeurin the` free edge of the cover-section to said b o y-portion, and said handle comprising a strip secured at one end in the seam at one side of the bag, a tab secured in the seam at the other side of the bag and means on the free ends of said strip and tab for detachably securing them together.

A 3. handebag of the character described comprising a peripheral band, liexible dish sides searned at their edges to the edges of said band, and a handle at the top ofthe bag, said band Comprising a body-portion and a segmental cover-section connected at one edge to one of said sides and thence extending across toward the other side, said body-portion detihing a circle and being open downwardly between its edges and below said cover-section, thereby forming at said portion two sect-ions extending over the top of the bag belowv said coversecton and "at their lower ends being integral with said bodyportion, one of said body-sections being conv nected with said cover-section and said bodysections with the. adjacent portions oi said sides being adapted to be folded outwardly on opening the bag, and said cover-section and body-portion having means for detachably securing the tree edge of the cover-section to said body-.portion on closing the bag. 4. A hand-bag of the characterdescribod coijnprising a peripheralband, flexible sides sealned at their edges thereto and a handle at the top of the bag, said band comprising a body-portion' and a segmental cover section permanently secured at one edge and adapted to transversely cover over the top of the bag, said body-portion being` open vertically below said cover-section to permit portions of said sides toA be folded over outwardly on opening the bag, and said cover-section and body-portion having means for detachably securinof thefre'e edge of the cover-section to said body-portion on closing the bag.

Vthe top yof the bag, said band comprising a body-portion and a segmental cover-sectionI permanently secured at one edge and adapted to transverselycover over the top of the bag, said body-portion defining a 'circle and being open downwardly between its edges and below said cover-section, thereby forming at said portion two body sections extending over the top of the bag below said cover-section and at their lower ends being integral with said body portion, and said body sections with the ladjacent portions of said sides being adapted to be turned outwardly on opening the bag, and said cover section and body poi'- tion having means for detachably securing the free edge of the cover-section to said bodyportion on closing the'bag.

6. Ahand-bag of the character described comprising a peripheral band having a fabric f linino' flexible sides having linings and havu a b O a l ing their edges and the edges of their linings seamed to the edges of said band and its lining, a handle at the top of the bag, and means extending along the inner periphery of said d bandv for transversely sti fening the same, said band comprising a body portion and a segmental cover-section secured at one edge and vadapted to transversely cover over the top of the bag, said body-portion being open vertically below said cover-section to permit portions of said sides to be folded over outwardly on opening the bag, and said cover-section and body-portion havingy means for detachably securing the free'edge of the cover-section to said-body-portion on closing the bag.

7. A hand-bagof the character described comprising a peripheral band having a fabric lining, flexible sides having linings and having their edges and the edges of their linings seamed to the edges of said band and its lining, a

handle at the top of the bag, and a removable lining'of pasteboard or the like of about the width of said band and extending closely along the inner periphery thereof for transversely stiifening the same, said band comprising a body portion and a segmental cover-section secured at one edge and adapted to transversely cover over the top of the bag,r said body-portion being openvertically below said cover-section to permit portions of said sides to be folded over outwardly on lopeningthe bag, and said cover-section andv body-portion. havingV means for detachably securing the free edge of the cover-section to said body-portion on closing the bag.

8. A hand-bag of the character described 'j comprising va peripheral band having a fabric lining, flexible sides having linings and having their edges and the edges of their linings seamed to the edges of said band and its lning, a handle at the top ofthe bag, and pasteboard or the like of about the width of said band and extending along the inner periphery of the band and concealed behind the fabric lining thereof for transversely stiilening said band, said band comprising a body portion and a segmental cover-sectioii secured at one edge and adapted to transversely cover over' the top of the bag, said body-portion being open vertically below said cover-section to permit portions of said sides to be folded over outwardly on opening the bag, and said cover-section and body-portion having means for detachably securing the free edge of the cover-section to said body-portion on closing the bag.

9. A hat bag of the character described formed of substantially self-collapsing inaterial and shaped as a drum comprising a peripheral band, flexible disk sides seained at their edges to the edges of said band, an opening in said band, a flap for said opening, a poi'- tion of the material of one of said sides also serving as a closure-flap, means for securing said flaps in closed position, and a. strip liandle secured at its ends to opposite edges of the bag.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 16th day of August A. D. 1922.

MOLLIE L. GROSSMAN.

JOS. N. LOWE. 

